Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 blasts off with $145M debut

This year, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which debuted to $145-M from 4,347 theaters over the weekend, more than 54% ahead of the 1st film for an early global total of $427.6-M.

Last month (Apr17), director James Gunn announced plans to close the highly successful franchise with a third film, which he will write and helm.

Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, and Bradley Cooper among many others, Guardians 2 is an escape thriller that also earned more than $100 million in worldwide ticket sales from an earlier opener, too.

Although Gunn has yet to confirm when he will begin working on "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3", he may have teased a release date in another post addressed to the fans of the film. "Guardians of the Galaxy" Vol. 2 came out three years after the original movie was released in 2014.

As expected, those lovable misfits the Guardians of the Galaxy have claimed the United States top spot over the weekend with an out of this world haul of $145 million. It is expected to surpass the lifetime gross of at least half of the Marvel catalog by its second weekend in the US market, where it will nearly certainly retain its place at number one.

The sequel, as is often the case, cost more to make, at $200 million, according to Box Office Mojo.

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It has now waltzed away with almost $1.2 billion globally to become the top earning film of the year so far, according to Box Office Mojo. That will also include a domestic box office haul around an estimated $350 million or more. Likewise, a release in 2020 for Vol. 3 fits with the timeline of the films under the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Brotherly love: The Boss Baby, featuring the voice talent of Alec Baldwin, took third with $6.2 million in its sixth week of release. And in fourth place, Lionsgate's How to be a Latin Lover wooed $5.25 from domestic audiences, giving it a strong $20.7 million over its 10-day run. The biggest film of 2017 so far, putting it at $487.6 million in North America - the 8th highest grossing film of all time (swimming past Finding Dory). "1" and 'Vol. 2, ' we will work on creating the story that goes beyond what you expect", the postreads.